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Mentioned in 16 episodes
The world as will and representation
Book • 1966
The book is divided into four parts.
The first part addresses the world as representation, the second details the world as will, the third discusses art and beauty as the only way to transcend the painful human condition, and the fourth discusses ethics and the ascetic ideal.
Schopenhauer argues that the will is the underlying reality of the world, beyond mere appearances, and that it is characterized by ceaseless striving and suffering.
The first part addresses the world as representation, the second details the world as will, the third discusses art and beauty as the only way to transcend the painful human condition, and the fourth discusses ethics and the ascetic ideal.
Schopenhauer argues that the will is the underlying reality of the world, beyond mere appearances, and that it is characterized by ceaseless striving and suffering.
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Mentioned in 16 episodes
Mentioned by 
Douglas Rushkoff in relation to the concept of will preceding reality, as discussed in 
Mitch Horowitz 's book.
Douglas Rushkoff in relation to the concept of will preceding reality, as discussed in Mitch Horowitz 's book.
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Mitch Horowitz
Mentioned by Matthew Segall and 
Breht in relation to German transcendental idealism and his integration of Buddhist ideas.
Breht in relation to German transcendental idealism and his integration of Buddhist ideas.
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Process & Reality: Alfred North Whitehead, Process Philosophy, and Organic Realism
Recommended, specifically 'The World as Will and Representation', for its sublime philosophical concepts.
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Juan Branco : Empoisonnement ?
Mentioned by Jacke Wilson in relation to Tolstoy's philosophical influences and contrasting views on history.
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621 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Mentioned by the podcast host as a work rendered obsolete by scientific progress.
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85: Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks, pt. 1 - Thales, Anaximander, Heraclitus
Mentioned throughout the podcast as the central figure whose philosophy is being discussed.
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The Wisdom of a Pessimist – Arthur Schopenhauer
Mentioned by Unknown Speaker when discussing Nietzsche's critique of Schopenhauer's followers and their interpretation of his philosophy.
The Gay Science #9 (II.98-II.107)
Paired with Pascal in Nietzsche's 'Journey to Hades', contrasting Schopenhauer's pessimistic resignation with Pascal's tortured faith.
95: The Journey to Hades
Mentioned by Jacke Wilson in relation to Emily Brontë's essay, highlighting the bleakness of her perspective.
677 Dylan Thomas (with John Goodby) | Emily Brontë and the Search for Hope
Mentioned when discussing Nietzsche's critique of Schopenhauer.
92: The Four Great Errors
Mentioned as Schopenhauer's atheistic philosophy that drew Nietzsche away from theology.
113: Martin Heidegger, part 1 - On Nietzsche & Dasein
Mentioned as a philosophical influence on Nietzsche, discovered by him in a library.
Love Never Faileth (Redux)
Mentioned as an influential figure in pessimistic philosophy, whose work is compared to Burger's.
Tractatus Logico-Suicidalis and the Limits of Pessimistic Philosophy
